Originally Posted by
ashaw1
A question i have found myself asking over the past few months with regard to feeding the family. Do i buy convenience foods that i can guarantee the family will eat and is lighter on the pocket or do i make everything from scratch and have them leave most of it?
I have tried for a while now to make the family meals from scratch, i know this is nutritionally better but is it if they leave most of it? I made a trifle today which i could have bought at the local supermarket for half the price. I know a lot of people will say it is cheaper to eat fresh food but i have never found this. Making a pizza or shepherds pie from scratch does cost more than the supermarket version. I am sick of putting good food in the bin so i am beginning to wonder if i should go back to fish fingers and potato waffles. I have shelves full of recipe books but by the time you buy all the herbs, spices etc the shopping budget is through the roof.
Make from fresh everytime! Far cheaper. Far better!
You say that making a pizza from scratch is more expensive than buying a supermarket pizza?
Last time I costed them it was costing me just over £4 to make 6 16 inch cheese and tomato pizzas. I guarantee that they get eaten (even by at least 4 children that I know that HATE pizza!). Additional toppings cost very little.
Basic ingredients (to make 6).
Dough
1.5kg bag bread flour (about 75p)
yeast 20p
3 tsp salt
3 tsp sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil (or sunflower)
Basic tomato sauce
i tin tomatoes 15p
200 gramme tube tomato puree 25p
herbs to taste 20p
cheese (ready grated cheddar or mozzarella from lidl) £3
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